Architectural_Design_with_SketchUp

Chapter 5 Rendering in SketchUp
SketchUp Pro Includes LayOut
PRO ONLY
If you own SketchUp Pro, then you also have access to LayOut, a presentation and drawing
preparation software that ships only with the Pro version of SketchUp (see Figure 5.3).
LayOut provides sheet-based presentation options that are not available in the free version
of SketchUp. For example, you can add a sheet border as well as a text field, and
you can arrange multiple SketchUp views—complete with Styles—on the same sheet.
This allows for the inclusion of SketchUp in the document creation process without the
need for third-party software.
Figure 5.3: LayOut main screen
The Magic of Styles
Because Styles are central to SketchUp’s own presentation options in the sense that they
allow customization of the view as well as linework, let’s review working with Styles with a
simple example—albeit an uncommon one.
Example 5.1: Making a T-Shirt with SketchUp
1. Let’s start with a simple model—a Tetris-like assembly of colored blocks. Of course, you
may pick whatever design you like. Let’s assume that we wanted to make a sketchylooking
T-shirt with this “logo,” and we need to preview how it will look.
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